to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
derailment; digression; deviation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
company; corporation; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
race (of people); type of person
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to say; to be pleased to say
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
go on!; right!; here goes!
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late